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Have you ever wondered why that 13-digit number on the back of a book costs $125 in the United States but is completely free in Canada and India? This book, The Global ISBN Handbook, is your 2025 guide to the International Standard Book Number. It explains everything about this global "fingerprint" for books. The ISBN is the most important cornerstone of the publishing industry. It started as a simple warehouse tool in the 1960s. Now, it is a complex digital identifier used in over 200 countries. This handbook deconstructs the entire system. It uses 15 distinct national case studies to do this. You will learn how the old 10-digit system changed to the new 13-digit one. We break down the five parts of the ISBN, from the "Bookland" prefix to the final check digit. The book explores the global governance framework, starting with the International ISBN Agency. Then, it dives deep into how different countries run their systems. You'll see the privatized, high-cost model in the United States. You'll compare it to Canada's free, government-run system. We explore the industry-led models in Brazil and Germany. We look at government-run systems in Mexico and India. We even cover the unique case of China, where the ISBN is not a simple identifier but a state-controlled publication license. The book also examines the systems in the UK , France , Russia , Japan , Australia , South Africa , Nigeria , and Egypt. Many books and websites can tell you how to get an ISBN. This handbook is the only resource that explains why the process is so different everywhere you look. It moves beyond a simple "how-to" and provides a true global analysis. It directly compares the privatized, for-profit models in the US and UK against the free, public-good systems in Canada and South Africa. You won't just learn the price; you will understand the cultural policies, market structures, and legal philosophies that shape that price. This book shows how the ISBN is a "global mirror". It reveals how a simple number can be a commercial product in one nation , a tool of cultural policy in another , and an instrument of state control in a third. This comparative insight is the missing piece for any author, publisher, or researcher trying to navigate the complex international publishing market. Disclaimer: This handbook is an independently produced resource for commentary and analysis. The author has no affiliation with the International ISBN Agency, R.R. Bowker, Library and Archives Canada, the National Press and Publication Administration, or any other national ISBN agency. This work is independently produced under the principle of nominative fair use.
Twisted Lies
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>A fake-dating billionaire romance from New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang.</p> <p>Charming, deadly, and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman.</p> <p>He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him.</p> <p>She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.</p> <p>Every monster has their weakness. She's his.</p> <p>His obsession.</p> <p>His addiction.</p> <p>His only exception.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Sweet, shy, and introverted despite her social media fame, Stella Alonso is a romantic who keeps her heart in a cage.</p> <p>Between her two jobs, she has little time or desire for a relationship.</p> <p>But when a threat from her past drives her into the arms--and house--of the most dangerous man she's ever met, she's tempted to let herself feel something for the first time in a long time.</p> <p>Because despite Christian's cold nature, he makes her feel everything when she's with him.</p> <p>Passionate.</p> <p>Protected.</p> <p>Truly wanted.</p> <p>Theirs is a love twisted with secrets and tainted by lies...and when the truths are finally revealed, they could shatter everything.</p>
Rival Darling
Alexandra Moody • 2025
Cómo no superar a tu ex (Spanish Edition)
Meera Kean • 2025
Culpa nuestra
Mercedes Ron • 2021
Culpa mía 2. Culpa tuya
Mercedes Ron • 2017
CULPA MIA-CULPA MIA 1
RON • 2014
Perfecto caos (Amores Caóticos 1)
Zeliri • 2025
Crueles instintos
Elena López • 2022
¿En clases no?
Jam Walker • 2023
<b>Los rumores dicen...</b> <br> <b>Los rumores crecen...</b> <br> <b>Pero ¿qué pasa cuando se convierten en algo real? <br> </b> <br>Rachel acaba de romper con su ex de la peor manera posible. Él, en un acto de venganza, comienza a difundir por toda la universidad rumores sobre una posible relación entre ella y Mark Harvet, un joven y estricto profesor de matemáticas. <br>Lo que comienza como un simple juego, termina acercando a Rachel y Mark de maneras que ninguno imaginaba, despertando entre ambos una atracción incontrolable que se propagará tan rápido como las llamas de un incendio. Una unión que los pondrá a prueba y les enseñará que el amor puede llegar a sus vidas para cambiarlo todo.
Las cadenas del rey
Karine Bernal Lobo • 2024
El Perfume Del Rey
Karine Bernal • 2023
Alas de hierro
Rebecca Yarros • 2024
Alas de Sangre / Fourth Wing
Rebecca Yarros • 2023
Twisted Hate
Ana Huang • 2022
Twisted Games
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a contemporary royal romance!</p> <p>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p> <p>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.</p> <p>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.</p> <p>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.</p> <p>Because she's his.</p> <p>His princess.</p> <p>His forbidden fruit.</p> <p>His every depraved fantasy.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.</p> <p>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.</p> <p>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.</p> <p>Her bodyguard.</p> <p>Her protector.</p> <p>Her ultimate ruin.</p> <p>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.</p> <p>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p>
Twisted Love
Ana Huang • 2022
<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance!</p> <p>He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world</p> <p>A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Ana Huang.</p> <p>Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.</p> <p>Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.</p> <p>But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:</p> <p>A crack.</p> <p>A melt.</p> <p>A fire that could end his world as he knew it.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.</p> <p>But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.</p> <p>Her brother's best friend.</p> <p>Her neighbor.</p> <p>Her savior and her downfall.</p> <p>Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.</p> <p>Twisted Love is a contemporary brother's best friend/grumpy sunshine romance. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.</p>
Tentación 2 / Temptation. Book 2
Karla Cipriano • 2025
<b>LA TENTACIÓN ES EL PECADO MÁS FUERTE.<br> <br></b>El acuerdo casual entre <b>Emma y Alexander</b> terminó. Ella no quiere albergar sentimientos por un <b>hombre frío</b> y con secretos oscuros, que poco a poco saldrán a la luz, pero la atracción e intriga que siente por él es más fuerte.<br> <br> Su pasado la acecha y su <b>peor infierno</b> está más cerca que nunca. El juego del ratón y el cazador ha comenzado.<br> <br> Alexander tendrá que decidir si convertir su <b>relación</b> con Emma en algo más aunque eso ponga en riesgo su reputación y su vida privada.<br> <br> ¿Estará <b>dispuesto</b> a perderlo todo por ella?<br> <br> El gran secreto de ambos finalmente será revelado.<br> <br> <b>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION</b><br> <br> <b>TEMPATION IS THE STRONGEST SIN.</b><br> <br> The casual arrangement between Emma and Alexander has ended. She doesn't want to continue to have feelings for a cold man with dark secrets that will gradually all come to light, but the attraction and intrigue she feels for him are too strong.<br> <br> Her past haunts her, and her worst nightmare is closer than ever. The cat-and-mouse game has begun.<br> <br> Alexander will have to decide whether to turn his relationship with Emma into something more formal, even if it puts his reputation and private life at risk.<br> <br> Will he be willing to lose everything for her?<br> <br> The great secret they both share will finally be revealed.
Tentación 1 / Temptation Book 1
Karla Cipriano • 2024
<b>LA TENTACIÓN ES EL PECADO MÁS FUERTE.</b><br> <br> Emma está huyendo de su pasado y planea hacer una nueva vida en Londres. Nunca pensó que ahí conocería a la tentación en persona: Alexander Roe. Un hombre enigmático y seductor que, desde que la conoció, supo que la quería hacer pecar en su cama.<br> Pecar hasta corromperla.<br> <br> Aunque Alexander parece ser uno de los millonarios más aclamados de la ciudad,<br> él también tiene un secreto oscuro que debe guardar.<br> <br> Ambos podrán salvarse o destruirse el uno al otro.<br> <br> Antes de perder la cordura, Emma hará que Alexander caiga en la tentación.<br> <br> <b>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION<br> <br> TEMPATION IS THE STRONGEST SIN.<br></b><br> Emma is running away from her past and plans to start a new life in London. She never could have imagined that while there, she would meet temptation incarnated: Alexander Roe. An enigmatic and seductive man who, from the moment he met her, he knew he wanted to make her sin in his bed.<br> <br> Sin until the point of corruption.<br> <br> Although Alexander seems to be one of the most acclaimed millionaires in the city, he also has a dark secret he must keep hidden.<br> <br> They can either save each other or destroy one another.<br> <br> Before losing her sanity, Emma will make Alexander fall into temptation.
Las Luces de Febrero / February Lights
Joana Marcús • 2024
Tres Meses / Three Months
Joana Marcús • 2023
Después de diciembre
Joana Marcús Sastre • 2022
Antes de diciembre (Spanish Edition)
Joana Marcus • 2021
Lujuria. Libro 2 / Lascivious. Book 2 (Wattpad. Pecados Placenteros) (Spanish Edition)
Eva Muñoz • 2024
Lascivia. Libro 2 (Pecados placenteros 1) (Spanish Edition)
Eva Muñoz • 2022
<p> <b>Llega la esperadísima continuación de </b> <i> <b>Lascivia </b> </i> <b>la primera parte de la saga Pecados Placenteros.</b> </p> <p>Hay amores que hieren, patean y traicionan.</p> <p>El capitán Bratt Lewis está de nuevo en el comando, con una nueva vida planeada y queriendo retomar el tiempo perdido. Pero las personas que dejó no son las mismas: Rachel James falló, el coronel ha jugado sucio y una nueva ficha ha entrado en el tablero.</p> <p>Antoni Mascherano quien no es solo un bioquímico, sino también el líder de la mafia, ha puesto los ojos en la teniente James y su objetivo es tomarla como suya. El panorama se complica en esta segunda entrega donde los rencores empiezan a surgir, las relaciones, a agrietarse y los miedos, a avivarse.</p> <p>Bien dicen que las verdades siempre salen a la luz, y el saber que tan cierto es se comprobará en esta nueva parte donde las pasiones no pueden ocultarse ni los sentimientos disimularse.</p>
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Alas de Onix ( EMPIREO 3 )
REBECCA YARROS • 2025







